XYLAN


Meaning of XYLAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈzī-ˌlan ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1894

: a yellow gummy pentosan that yields xylose on hydrolysis and is abundantly present in plant cell walls and woody tissue

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.